QDS™ Challenge 1 Showcase – Chris Hoover

Chris Hoover, a Professional category finalist in McCall’s Quilt Design Star™ 2012, submitted her quilt “Taos”in our entry-round.

Taos

“My family and friends have been very enthusiastic and supportive, sending out emails to friends to urge them to check out the competition and to vote.”

Chris tells us how she plans to start her Challenge 1 quilt: “I usually begin by placing the block in EQ both in a horizontal setting and on point. From there, I just start playing with the center part of the quilt looking for interesting intersections and designs that appear when I change the colors, delete or add lines. Then I move on to the borders. At that point, I may go back and change the center depending on what borders I come up with. I love batik fabrics, so will probably start with those first.”

“I used a modified Storm at Sea Block as one of the blocks in the Taos quilt.  I like to choose a traditional block and then ‘rework’ it by either adding lines or deleting lines to create a new block.”

Chris shared some photos of her quilting ‘helpers’ with us:

Chris' quilting companions, Jas and Yoda

Simon, another sewing buddy

Along with Jas, Yoda, and Simon, Chris’ other dog Lucy is usually found laying over her feet as she sews. Good luck on Challenge 1, Chris!

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